Listening and Speaking: Academic Listening and Speaking Contexts - Detailseite

Life as a university student consists largely in listening to lectures and making oral contributions to classes. This course will practice effective note-taking techniques as well as fundamental debating and presentation skills. We will use clips from authentic lectures but also radio plays, broadcasts and film to create stimulating settings. The course provides plenty opportunity to try out different note layouts and speaking formats which will benefit students in their classes. Special emphasis is given on helping students learn and use the type of advanced language that is needed in academic settings.